The Kogi State governor, Captain Idris Wada in a statement said “the Kogi State Government announces with a deep sense of loss, the death of Dr. Aliyu Ocheja Obaje, CFR, the Attah of Igala and Chairman Kogi State Traditional Council, who died in the afternoon of July 16, 2012, at the age of 102.”
The late monarch who died at the age of 102, ascended the throne on 2nd November, 1956 as the 26th Attah of Igala succeeding late Attah Ameh Oboni. He reigned from 1956 to 2012, making him the longest serving traditional ruler in the country. Until his death; Dr. Aliyu was the Chancellor of University of Lagos.
He is survived by his wives and many children.
The Kogi State Government is finalizing burial arrangements with the family.
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